{"id":129817,"date":"2021-12-09T21:48:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T03:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/recovery\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=129817"},"modified":"2021-12-09T21:48:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T03:48:06","slug":"vip-audio-12-9-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-backlund-bret-diesel-hangman-page-so-far-wwe-next-in-line-project-mt-rushmore-of-takeovers-aew-wrestlers-likely-to-return-to-w","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/podcast\/vip-audio-12-9-the-fix-mailbag-w-todd-wade-pt-2-of-2-backlund-bret-diesel-hangman-page-so-far-wwe-next-in-line-project-mt-rushmore-of-takeovers-aew-wrestlers-likely-to-return-to-w\/","title":{"rendered":"VIP AUDIO 12\/9 \u2013 The Fix Mailbag w\/Todd &#038; Wade (pt. 2 of 2): Backlund-Bret-Diesel, Hangman Page so far, WWE Next In Line project, Mt. 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